Ageing through austerity : critical perspectives from Ireland / edited by Keiran Walsh, Gemma Carney, Áine Ní Léime.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walsh, Keiran, editor.

Carney, Gemma, editor.

Ní Léime, Áine, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Ireland.

Older people.

Aging--Ireland.

Aging.

Demography--Ireland.

Demography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 196 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : The Policy Press, 2015.

Summary:

A carefully crafted study of ageing in Ireland, one of the countries hardest hit by the Eurozone financial crisis, presenting a critical analysis of ageing and social policy in a country under tight austerity measures.

Contents:

AGEING THROUGH AUSTERITY; Contents; List of tables and figures; Tables; Figure; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; Foreword; 1. Introduction - social policy and ageing through austerity; Introduction; Our approach; Austerity and ageing in Ireland; Ireland in the global political economy; Evolution of age-related social policy in Ireland; Structure of the book; 2. Contextualising ageing in Ireland; Introduction; Older people in Ireland; Impact of the economic downturn on older people in Ireland; Conclusions; 3. Citizenship in an age of austerity: towards a constructive politics of ageing

IntroductionThe impact of globalisation on ageing and citizenship; The social impact of ageing on citizenship at the individual level; Ireland: post-colonial heritage and political culture; Applied analysis from Ireland: the political implications of austerity measures; Discussion: lessons for other countries; Conclusion; 4. Active ageing: social participation and volunteering in later life; Introduction; What is active ageing?; Participation among older people; Barriers to participation among older people in Ireland; Active ageing: who is responsible in times of austerity?; Conclusions

5. Pension provision, gender, ageing and work in IrelandIntroduction; Understanding gender and pensions; Employment policy and women's participation; Pension policy reforms in Europe and Ireland; Gender pension gaps; Discussion and conclusion; 6. Interrogating the 'age-friendly community' in austerity: myths, realities and the influence of place context; Introduction; Importance of place - in Ireland and elsewhere; Age-friendly communities: origins, evolution and evidence; Austerity and age-friendliness in Ireland; Conclusions; 7. Reframing policy for dementia; Introduction

Dementia in IrelandCurrent realities for people with dementia living at home; Long-stay care and dementia in Ireland; Policy developments in other countries; Dementia framework; Conclusion; 8. Between inclusion and exclusion in later life; Introduction; Social exclusion in later life: conceptual developments; Social exclusion in later life: the evidence; Conclusions; 9. Conclusion - beyond austerity: critical issues for future policy; Introduction; Perspective taken in this book; Looking beyond austerity; Contributions from the book; Looking beyond Ireland; Conclusion

Afterword. Austerity policies and new forms of solidarityIntroduction; Austerity and ageing: economic change and social consequences; Austerity politics and older people; References; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Mar 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447334408

144733440X

9781447316244

144731624X

9781447316251

1447316258

OCLC:

905902752